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Benefit events for Laura Nichols
Mac Olsen
for South Peace News
A bottle drive and benefit concert are planned for Laura Nichols (Taylor), who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Bevan and Carla Davidson are organizing the events, which Duane Nichols appreciates.
“I’m really thankful they spearheaded this,” says Nichols, who is Laura Nichols’ father-in-law.
The concert will feature Gary Fjellgaard and is set for 8 p.m. April 18 in the Performing Arts Centre at the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre. Tickets are available at Deerline Sales Ltd., Healing Waters Natural Health Centre and South Peace News.
Nichols was diagnosed in June 2009 and has received medical treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation. She is currently undergoing a second round of chemotherapy.
The couple has a home in Beaumont and her parents, Ron and Sally Taylor, spend as much time as possible with her, as does her husband, Cody Nichols.
However, she requires 24-hour care and will eventually need a home care aide, which is an added expense.
“So, every benefit event and assistance offered by the community is greatly appreciated,” says Duane Nichols.
The proceeds from the concert will go to the young couple.
Bevan Davidson says his family is pleased to help and has known both families since 1991.
Both Laura Taylor and Cody Nichols were born in High Prairie Sept. 6, 1983 and raised here. They were engaged in 2008 and married Jan. 2, 2009. She was about to start her teaching career when the tumour was discovered.
For more information or to make a donation, please call Duane Nichols at 780-751-2124.
To contribute to the bottle drive, please call the Davidsons at 780-523-5549, or bottles can be dropped off at The Bottle Depot in Laura Nichols’s name.
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Gary Fjellgaard is no stranger to raising money in High Prairie. He performed a concert March 18, 2009 for the Denty brothers. He returns to town April 18 for another benefit concert.
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